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Research Project: Basic and Applied Approaches for Pest Management in Vegetable Crops

Location: Vegetable Research

Title: Mitochondrial genome datasets for the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Coleoptera: Brentidae), collected in the United States

Author
item Andreason, Sharon
item LAHEY, ZACHARY - Orise Fellow
item ZHAO, DONGYAN - Breeding Insight
item MEJIA-GUERRA, KATHERINE - Breeding Insight
item Williams, Livy
item SHEEHAN, MOIRA - Breeding Insight
item Simmons, Alvin
item Wadl, Phillip

Submitted to: Data in Brief
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/17/2023
Publication Date: 7/21/2023
Citation: Andreason, S.A., Lahey, Z., Zhao, D., Mejia-Guerra, K., Williams Iii, L.H., Sheehan, M., Simmons, A.M., Wadl, P.A. 2023. Mitochondrial genome datasets for the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Coleoptera: Brentidae), collected in the United States. Data in Brief. 49:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109432.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109432

Interpretive Summary: The sweetpotato weevil is one of the most destructive insect pests of sweetpotato production worldwide. Enhancing our understanding of the genomics of this pest will increase information available to improve management and control strategies. In this study, the full mitochondrial DNA genomes of sweetpotato weevils collected in the U.S. states of Georgia, Hawaii, South Carolina, and Texas were sequenced, analyzed, and made publicly available. This information will be of interest to and provide a useful resource for entomologists and pest management professionals.

Technical Abstract: The sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summers) (Coleoptera: Brentidae), is one of the most destructive pests of sweetpotato worldwide. Genomic analyses of sweetpotato weevils can provide insights into their genetic diversity, population structure, and dispersal as well as provide information to support management strategies. Adult sweetpotato weevils were collected by various methods from Ipomoea batatas L. (sweetpotato) or I. coccinea L. (red morning glory) in the U.S. states of Georgia, Hawaii, South Carolina, and Texas. Genomic DNA was extracted from individual weevil specimens and sequenced using Illumina NovaSeq. A total of 181 GB of 150 base pair (bp) paired end reads were generated for 40 specimens. Mitochondrial genomes were assembled for each specimen via reference mapping and annotated using Geneious Prime. Full mitochondrial genome sequences range from 17,141 to 17,152 bp with an average GC content of 21.8% and average coverage of 3,307×. A maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis considering the mitochondrial protein coding genes is provided. Mitochondrial genomes and assembled reads are deposited in NCBI GenBank, providing the first mitogenomes of C. formicarius elegantulus collected in the U.S.